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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Physician, Heal Thyself
Graphic by Daniel Marsula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Physician, heal thyself:The sad demise of medical ethics By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2010 Recently I awoke to a front page article in The Erie Times-News headlined … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care, Medical Ethics, Medicine, Socialized Medicine
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Lamar W. Hankins : After Veterans Day, Business As Usual
Photo by John Gomez / AP.Now, back to Fox News…Veterans’ Day is over Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Lamar W. Hankins, Mark Twain, Military, Peace, PTSD, Veterans Day
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Jonah Raskin : Tina Brown is Blushing Bride
Blushing bride. Image from Weddingstar.READ THIS SKIP THAT:The Daily Beast weds Newsweek By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 Mergers of media giants usually attract attention in the media, and for the moment the merger of … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Electronic Media, Jonah Raskin, Media, Mergers, Print Media, Tina Brown
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Image from Joe Raedle / Getty Images. The Daily Beast Marries Newsweek By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 Mergers of media giants usually attract attention in the media, and for the moment the merger of … Continue reading
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Michael Deutsch : Justice Dept. Ups Ante Against Anti-War Activists
Above, Chicago demonstrators protest after September 24, 2010 FBI raids on anti-war activists. Below, supporters in Minneapolis prepare signs for demonstration protesting FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas. Photos from Fight Back! News.‘Material support’ for terrorism:FBI actions, grand jury subpoenas … Continue reading
Larry Ray : Democrats ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
Battered Monarch Butterfly resting in Texas on trip home. Photos from Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Getting it on:Monarchs have a tough lessonfor flighty Democrats By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 These photos were taken … Continue reading
Alex Knight : Zombie-Marxism II: What Marx Got Right
Writ in stone? Image from RalphMag.Zombie-Marxism II:What Marx got right Why Marxism has failed, andwhy Zombie-Marxism cannot die (Or, ‘My rocky relationship with Grampa Karl’) By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 This is the second … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Communism, Economics, Marxism, Political Philosophy, World History
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Marc Estrin : GWOT Love
Dedication ceremony for the Vermont Global War on Terror Memorial on Veterans Day, 2010, at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, Vt. Photo by Alison Redlich / AP.GWOT LOVE By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / November … Continue reading
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Tagged Marc Estrin, Peace Movement, Public Art, U.S. Military, Vermont, War on Terror
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BOOKS / Gary Chason : Glenn Jones’ Novel is Paranoiac Psychedelic Memoir
A dark psychedelic flashback:‘Why Are We in Texas?’ By Gary Chason / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2010 [Why Are We in Texas? A novella by Glenn Jones (Lulu.com, 2010); Softcover; 93 pp.; $14. Also available as an electronic … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, Counterculture, Gary Chason, Psychedelia, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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Zombie-Marxism Part 2: What Marx Got Right Why Marxism Has Failed, and Why Zombie-Marxism Cannot DieOr My Rocky Relationship with Grampa Karl by Alex Knight, This is part of an essay critiquing the philosophy of Karl Marx for its relevance … Continue reading
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Alice Embree : Making the War Personal at Under the Hood
Under the Hood GI Coffeehouse, Killeen, Texas. Photo from Under the Hood photostream / Flickr.We can’t give you anything…Making the war personal By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2010 We can’t give you anything but war, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Austin, Fort Hood, Military, Peace Movement, Social Action, Under the Hood
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Joan Wile : Afghan Kids and U.S. Grannies Unite for Peace
The Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers in Bamiyam Province. Photo from Joan Wile / The Rag Blog.Afghan kids to U.S. grannies:‘Tell your government to stopbombing and killing our people’ By Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / November 12, 2010 A … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Grandmothers Against the War, Joan Wile, Peace Movement
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